In an ideal situation the kitten wouldn't have been out running the streets in the first place. I do feel like I did the responsible thing by taking the kitten in. And in the ideal situation I could have kept the kitten for a week in hopes that an owner would show up. . I couldn't take the kitten in and keep her for a week because I have other cats. I don't have a separate place that I could have kept her in while I was trying to make sure she didn't have a home, and as I said before no one can ever be 100% sure about it. In an ideal siuation I would have had an extra room to put her in while I look for an owner that good chances is never going to show up, I would have had the money to get her combo tested so that I wouldn't have been endangering the health of my babies. And btw, my vet always scans the animals brought in for microchips. I have looked for posters in my area and have checked the lost ads . You are not suggesting anything that I have not done in the past with other rescues. I have put cat collars on stray cats with my number on them... no one has ever called about these cats. You are assuming in your statements telling me how I should handle the situation that I haven't done anything and I have just taken someone's beloved pet. As I said befofre diffierent people handle siuations differently and just because not everyone does not do what you would do in the siuation does not mean they are irresponsible and were wrong.
Melissa